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4 Bridging the Gaps
4 Bridging the Gaps
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leadership in civil aeronautics. The current approach used by NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD)
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The statement of task for this study directs the committee to consider whether there are gaps, and "if gaps are found, what steps should be taken by the federal government to eliminate them." Looking to the future of NASA's aeronautics research, the following gaps will require special attention to ensure that the nation's civil aeronautics research program, executed through NASA, achieves its goals. GAP BETWEEN RESEARCH RESULTS AND APPLICATION The Decadal Survey of Civil Aeronautics evaluates R&T challenges based on their potential to achieve six strategic objectives: • Increase the capacity of the air transportation system.
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Thus, for NASA research to provide value to its stakeholders and/or achieve the performance-enhancing goals of the Decadal Survey of Civil Aeronautics, its research results must ultimately be transferred to industry, the FAA, and the other organizations that do manufacture, own, and operate key elements of the air transportation system. For example, the projects that are working on R&T challenges related to the air transportation system should articulate, at some level, how research results are tied to capability improvements as well as a transition path that will help guide researchers in planning and conducting research in such a way that it is likely to be of value to external users.
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Recommendation. The NASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate should bridge the gap between research and application -- and thereby increase the likelihood that this research will be of value to the intended users -- as follows: • Foster closer connections between NASA principal investigators and the potential external and internal users of their research, which include U.S.
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In addition, NASA's aeronautics research program faces many constraints (in terms of overall budget, the existing set of NASA centers, limitations on the ability to transfer staff positions among centers, and A notable exception concerns work related to R&T challenge A4a, Aerodynamic designs and flow-control schemes to reduce aircraft and rotor noise. NASA is planning to initiate a new phase of the Quiet Technology Demonstrator Program that involved NASA, manufacturers, and airlines in flight testing of advanced noise control techniques for subsonic fixed-wing aircraft.
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The NASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate should ensure that its research p rogram substantively advances the state of the art and makes a significant difference in a time frame of interest to users of the research results by (1) making a concerted effort to identify the potential users of ongoing research and how that research relates to those needs and (2)
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Areas of Responsibility for Level 2 Research Areas for the Subsonic Fixed Wing Project Subsonic Fixed Wing Project: API Areas of Responsibility Level 2 Areas Materials and Structures Materials and Structures/Mechanical Components Combustion Combustion Controls and Dynamics Controls and Dynamics Acoustics Acoustics Aeroelasticity Aeroelasticity Aerodynamics Aerodynamics Aerothermodynamics Aerothermodynamics Systems Analysis, Design, and Optimization System Analysis, Design, and Optimization Experimental Capabilities Experimental Capabilities N/A Power
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Areas of Responsibility for Level 2 Research Areas for the Supersonics Project Supersonics Project: API Areas of Responsibility Level 2 Areas Cruise Efficiency -- Propulsion Propulsion and Power Aerothermodynamics Cruise Efficiency -- Airframe Aerodynamics Airport Noise Acoustics Sonic Boom Modeling Sonic Boom Lightweight and Durability at High Temperature Materials and Structures Aero-propulso-servo-elasticity (APSE) Airframe and Propulsion APSE Experimental Validations and Capabilities Experimental Capabilities Systems Integration and Assessment N/A High-Altitude Emissions N/A Entry, Descent, and Landing (of spacecraft)
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2006a. Fundamental Aeronautics Program, Subsonic Fixed Wing Project Reference Document.
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